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When a human is marked to die, a faint gray line that is invisible to most appears around their neck. As time passes, that ring becomes darker and darker, until it is eventually black, and that person dies. Kita Michiru has an unusual gift, she posses "Shinigami eyes," which allow her to see these rings. When Michiru notices that two of the boys in her Class, Akatsuki Chika and Tachibana Shito not only have rings, but that they're jet black, they reveal to her that the were supposed to die in a tragic accident six months ago. With the help of the Zombie Loan loan office, they were given a second chance at life, should they be able to pay for their debt by doing the work of Shinigami and killing malicious zombies. They petition Michiru to assist them in their efforts, and she finds her everyday life changing dramatically.

Is it just me or does the synopsis sound similar to Shakugan no Shana's? I think the idea of a ring being around their neck sounds slightly scarier than the torch thing, though.

Apart from that, it sounds similar to hundreds of other series out there, but as long as the execution's good, it's not as bad. I guess the fact that the story was created by Peach Pit will draw people to this. I expect "fanboy behaviour" to surround this *Looks at fourth cover of the manga*

Somewhat, I noticed Kita Michiru resembles Miyuku (Lucky Star) in appearance, they both wear glasses But, then I suppose there are quite numbers of similar character design in other show, which mean zero originality in looks

...i'm just wanna know if the seiyuu still same with the drama cd ^^a Kuwashima Houko, Kawakami Tomoko, Kikuko, Suzumura Kenichi, Sakurai Takahiro

All those except Inoue Kikuko and Kawakami Tomoko are supposed to be in the cast. Here's the ANN page, which includes lots of other good names: Morikawa Toshiyuki, Saitou Chiwa, Ueda Kana, Suwabe Junichi, Gotou Saori.

Besides Kuwashima-san, I'll be checking this show out because it is directed by Nishimori Akira, who directed both Hitohira and PetoPeto-san, both of which I liked a lot. The lead writer, Tomioka Atsuhiro, did Pumpkin Scissors and Trinity Blood, neither of which I know very well. I'm not much for monsters, so we'll see. I do think the director has a skillful hand, though.

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Kimura Juri木村珠莉 Joined Tokyo Voice Actors' Co-op in 2011, did voice-overs for corporate presentations. Anime bit parts 2013-14. Stars in Shirobako as Miyamori, will star in Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku (spring). Enjoys music, looking at Buddha images, reading. Used to work at a bookstore. Says she is a maudlin drunk. Age unknown.Hashihime blog | Twitter@nakanokimi |

Ah, PEACH-PIT. Their animation track record with DearS and the Rozen Maiden series is almost complete with ZOMBIE-LOAN and the upcoming Shugo Chara!

For some reason, I was never intrigued by the manga, even though I buy G Fantasy every month for Pani Poni. It's probably because of the bishies, yeah that's got to be it.

Ugh, Suzumura Kenichi and Sakurai Takahiro... too much for my tastes, although they're perfect for their roles. Kind of reminds me why I dropped Black Blood Brothers after one episode. Kuwashima Houko is as versatile as ever, definitely meganekko moe with her performance with Michiru. Honorary mention goes to Saitou Chiwa, who voices Shota Yuuta, the spitting image of my Souseiseki

Ever since the first Negima series, I had negative connotations regarding Xebec (including their Fafner team, M2), but their recent title, Hitohira, certainly alleviated that. The artwork is decent, complete with the glossy finish they seem to have fallen in love with.

Although the characters irritate me, the plot is interesting (as I find most PEACH-PIT titles to be), so this show is on my watch list. If only the producers could have done something with the songs... personally I hate metal (for lack of better term, which shows how much I'm not interested in the genre).

Being a TV Asahi title (back after a short hiatus), ZOMBIE-LOAN is very likely to be around 22-24 episodes, that is if there's enough manga material to cover.

...this first ep was great. Kuwashima Houko, of course. What a pleasure to hear her take command of a character.

But I think we're seeing the arrival of another new directorial talent in Nishimori Akira -- or at least his arrival in my consciousness. He did Petopeto-san and Hitohira and here he does something very different -- although the lead character could have appeared in either of those others. He gets the emotions and effective sequences of frames, I think. He storyboarded and directed this first ep.

I like Sakurai Takahiro here, too, even though I don't elsewhere. I'm still weirded out by Saitou Chiwa's new voices, though. I want the old Chiwa back. Hope she returns as the show goes on.

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Kimura Juri木村珠莉 Joined Tokyo Voice Actors' Co-op in 2011, did voice-overs for corporate presentations. Anime bit parts 2013-14. Stars in Shirobako as Miyamori, will star in Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku (spring). Enjoys music, looking at Buddha images, reading. Used to work at a bookstore. Says she is a maudlin drunk. Age unknown.Hashihime blog | Twitter@nakanokimi |